A young family who are renting in Lindfield paid $3.85 million at auction on Saturday for a double-brick home in the neighbouring suburb of East Lindfield.

The five-bedroom property on more than 1000 square metres at 101 Wellington Road was guided at $3.6 million and had a reserve of $3.7 million. There is no legal requirement for a vendor’s reserve to be in line with their property’s price guide.

The single-level abode has a rear yard and workshop. Interior features include high ceilings, timber-framed windows and a retro-style kitchen.

There were four registered bidders and all took part. Bidding opened at $3.5 million and rose in varying increments. The buyer, a young family from Lindfield who intend to live in the property and renovate the kitchen and bathrooms, outbid a local dev

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